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The Grain Merchant: Argolicus Mysteries, #5
The Grain Merchant: Argolicus Mysteries, #5
The Grain Merchant: Argolicus Mysteries, #5
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The Grain Merchant: Argolicus Mysteries, #5

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Civil unrest and murder. Can a Roman patrician quell unrest and find a killer before politicians knife him in the back?

Italy, 512 C.E. Argolicus would rather bury his nose in a book. But, when he leaves his peaceful country villa to open his long-shuttered town home he dies into town politics and meets a potential bride.  He refuses to stand by when her family's livelihood is threatened and her merchant father slain.

 

With the grain supply dwindling and Argolicus fighting incompetent officials, he uncovers a list of high-placed suspects and attracts the attention of a shadowy rival bent on his destruction. And as the citizenry grows increasingly desperate to put food on their plates, he'll have to risk his reputation and life to hunt down the killer before violence erupts.

 

Can Argolicus find a hidden killer before he takes a knife in his back?

 

The Grain Merchant is the engaging fifth book in the Argolicus Mysteries historical mystery series. Fans of Ruth Downie, Steven Saylor, and Lindsey Davis, jump forward in time to meet your new detective. If you like intelligent heroes, picturesque Italian settings, and immersive ancient worlds, then you'll love Zara Altair's engrossing mystery.

 

Buy The Grain Merchant to explore the streets of antiquity today!

 

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Complicated strands coming together into a final solution that is ingenious and satisfying.

 

LanguageEnglish
Release dateMay 22, 2021
ISBN9781732722552
The Grain Merchant: Argolicus Mysteries, #5
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Zara Altair

Enter An Ancient World Zara Altair combines mystery with a bit of adventure in the Argolicus Mysteries in southern Italy at the time of Ostrogoth rule. Italians (Romans) and Goths live under one king while the Roman Empire is ruled from Constantinople. At times the cultures clash, but Argolicus uses his wit, sometimes with help from his tutor Nikolaos, to provide justice in a province far from the King’s court. Zara Altair lives in Beaverton, Oregon. Her approach to writing presents the puzzle and lets Argolicus and Nikolaos find the solution encountering a bit of adventure and some humor in their search. Her stories are rich in historical detail based on years of research.

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